Carlow Little Theatre Society return to the stage this March at the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow, with their production of John MacKenna’s acclaimed play, ‘Breathless’.
Inspired by real events in the Midlands, ‘Breathless’ is a play about four missing women. It starts on a summer morning when four women, strangers to each other, meet on a roadside. They share one thing in common; each is missing; the nurse disappeared without a trace, as did the teenager, the teacher and the older, unhappily married woman. They remember – in frightening detail – the circumstances surrounding their disappearance.
‘I wanted to write a play that recognises the lives of women who disappear – the real lives. The four women in this play bring the strengths and failings that were part and parcel of their daily lives into a condition where loss, confrontation, anger and even humour are unavoidable.’ – John MacKenna
Directed by Emma Kinsella, the play challenges its audience to explore questions beyond the facts of disappearance, examining life and death and optimism in the face of everything fate throws at people.
Cast
Woman No. 1: Deirdre Colhoun
Woman No. 2: Lily Mae O’Brien
Woman No. 3: Miriam Dowd
Woman No. 4: Andrea Bolger
Written by John MacKenna
Directed by Emma Kinsella
Produced by Michael Somers
Performances at 8pm on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd March at the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow.
Tickets €15 via eventbright (https://t.ly/ww-5i)
Running Time: 90 minutes | No Interval
Warning: the play contains explicit content of a violent and sexual nature.
